NFL Announces New Fines: Throwing Football Into Stands Will Cost You $5,787

Rick Chandler 01:00 pm, July 28th, 2015

And one can only imagine what throwing an underinflated football into the stands will cost you.

The NFL announced it's new fines table today, and throwing a ball into the stands will cost a player $5,787, and $11,576 for a second offense. Players were dinged $25.7 million in fines last season, so this is a relatively significant revenue stream for the league, which all goes to charity, by the way. A lot of it goes to the NFL Players Care Foundation, which supports the league's former players.

So, for instance, in 2013 when Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall was fined $5,250 for wearing green shoes during a game to recognize Mental Health Awareness Week, that money goes to charity. (Now that would be $5,787).

As you can see in the chart below, fines double for a second offense in most cases. But not for taunting: $8,681, $11,576, or for a chin strap violation: $8,681, $11,576, or 'unnecessarily entering fight area (active involvement)': $5,787, $11,576, or for 'unnecessarily entering fight area (no active involvement)': $2,893, $8,681.

Which begs the question, what exactly is 'necessarily entering a fight area'?